St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-14
IT WAS UNSETTLED.
That Was the State of the Feeling When
the Chicago Board Began Bust
ness Yesterday.
But Later on the Wheat Market Became
Strong and Closed Some
what Higher.
The Warlike Tenor of Foreign Ad-
vices Tended to Firm
Things Up.
Transactions in the Financial Circles
of Wall Street--Genera1
Quotations.

CHICAGO, Jan. 13.-The feeling was unset
tied IN wheat to-day, but in the final trading
the market became strong and closed &c per
bushel higher that on yesterday. The cables
came in firm, which steadied the market at
the opening. May delivery starting at $500
and advancing to $3.50, but the speculative
offerings became quite large at the advance,
and under this pressure prices fell back to
8434@DS45sc, then rallied quickly on good ex-
port showing, and aided possibly by the war
like tenor of the foreign advices. The clear
ings from two ports aggregated 2OS,O0U bu
while the receipts at eleven points were only
342, 900 bu. The market rose to S51aWo5>sc
in the latest trading, and closed at top figures
with sales at S5$4c reported on the curD.
Sales OF wheat for September delivery were
made to-day at SS34@S91sc. Corn ruled only
moderately active and generally easier. Trad
ing was almost entirely local. The shipping
demand is moderate for the lower grades,
while the receipts continue moderately free.
Prices rallied near the close and finished at
the highest figures. Sales for June delivery
wers made to-day at 43c. Oats ruled very
quiet and steady. closing at top figures. Pro-
visions were in better demand. and prices
showed an Improvement at the close. Mess
pork opened 10c per barrel lower. rallied
2715c and closed 15c higher than yesterday.
Lard was sc per 100 pounds higher, and short
ribs sc Per 100 pounds higher.
THE QUOTATIONS.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat-No. 2 January, opening at 1890,
closing at 1890; February. TS72c, closing at
7S7Ec; March, 791Ic. closing at 1880; May,
S51Sc, closing at S514@S55sc. Corn-No. jan
nary, 5000, closing at 364c; February, 361ac,
closing at 363sc; March, 361sc, closing at
$500; May. 415sc, closing at 4l79042c. Oats
No. January, 2614c, closing at 264c;
February, $500, closing at 265sc; March,
263Sc, closing at 265gc; May, 3O7sc, closing at
Sic. Mess pork per barrel-January. SLIGO,
closing at S11.S71a: February, S11.65, closing
at Sl1.S71l; March, $11.75, closing at
S11.971@: May, S11.921a, closing at Sl2.l73a.
Lard per 100 pounds-January, $685. closing
at $6.4O; February, S6.35, closing at S6.40;
March, S6.42Ha, closing at $6.471a: May,
$685., closing at $685.. Short ribs per 100
February, $685., closing at Sc; March, S6.l215,
closing at S6.071I; May, $6.l219, closing at
$6.2O. Ctsh quotations were as follows:
Flour quiet and unchanged Wheat, No. 2
spring, 1890; No. 3 spring, 690714c; No. 2
red, 1899. Corn-No. 2, 364c. Oats-No. 2,
26Zc. Rye No. 2, 53c. Barley-No. 2, 50H
@521ac. Flax Seed-No. /, S1.O1. Timothy
Seed-Prime, Sl.S9. Mess pork per Dbl,
S11.S71a. Lard, per 100 lbs, S6.40. Short ribs,
sides, loose, Sc; dry sailed shoulders, boxed,
$4.S5@4. 80; short clear sides, boxed, S6.45Ql
$50. Whisky, dlstillers' finished goods, per
gal, S1.1S. Sugars, cut loaf, 61a@61%c; gran
Flour, $4,000 bbls; wheat, $4,000 bu: corn,
10000 blu; oats, $4,000 bu; rye, 1000 bu;
barley, $4,000 bu. Shipments-Flour, $4,000
bbls; wheat, 10000 blu; corn, So, coo In: oats.
$4,000 bU; rye, 1000 bu; barley, $4,000 bu.
On the produce exchange to-day butter ruled
easy; creamery, 24@307ac; dairy, 21@25c.
Eggs, 271a@29c.